Oman's centralized Bitcoin mining pool could reshape global mining dynamics, challenging miners' autonomy and impacting geographic diversification.
Bitcoin could be absent from the world's top five assets by market cap until 2036, despite an estimate seeing the BTC bear market being nearly 70% complete.
June 18, 2026, 10:29 amBTC slid to around $64,100 after Kevin Warsh's hawkish debut, but analysts argue a $60,000 floor and catalysts could spark a rebound.
June 18, 2026, 10:07 amRodney Burton, also known as Bitcoin Rodney, has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge tied to HyperFund, a $1.8 billion crypto fraud that drew in investors worldwide. The 56-year-old entered the plea in a federal court. He now faces up to five years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for July 23.
The bond market is sending a signal that complicates prospects of a near-term bitcoin bull run.
Total crypto market value has held steady near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed killed rate-cut hopes and spot ETFs swung back to outflows.
A technical analyst says Bitcoin’s $60,000–$70,000 trading band is becoming a meaningful floor, but confirmation still depends on reclaiming momentum.
Bitcoin briefly slipped below its 200-week moving average twice in the past two weeks, a rare event that Kraken says has historically marked strong entry points for buyers.
The Fed held rates but signaled it is more worried about inflation than growth in Chair Kevin Warsh's first meeting.
Yield Basis says deposits into its new Hybrid Vaults rose more than 120% in under two weeks, signaling demand for strategies that let investors earn yield while keeping crypto exposure. The protocol is targeting one of DeFi’s long-running problems: liquidity providers falling behind simple holders during sharp price moves.
STRC, Strategy’s variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, ended at $89.15 per share on June 17, more than 11% below its $100 par value. The drop has raised fresh questions about investor appetite for Bitcoin-backed yield instruments.
Donald Trump signed the US-Iran peace Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a historic geopolitical milestone, but Bitcoin failed to recover from the Federal Reserve’s hawkish shock. BTC is trading at $64,339 after a 2.10% drop over the past 24 hours.
$63,905.00 -1.10%
$1.28T Market Cap
$32.48B Total Volume (2.53%)
$126,080 All Time High -49.31%
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